Cleared Senior​/Principal Solutions Architect - Enterprise Management Services, Onsite

About Sandia

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

* These benefits vary by job classification.

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Are you passionate about leveraging innovative technologies to enhance security solutions? Do you want to be part of a dynamic team that tackles complex challenges critical to national security? If so, we are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Solutions Architect specializing in Identity Access Management (IAM).

In this role, you will be responsible for the architecture and implementing the Identity and Access Management technology platforms, processes, operations, and integrations essential for supporting a multi‑site, secure collaboration network. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand business, security, and technical requirements, driving improvements to existing solutions. Collaborating with infrastructure, application, and governance partners across the Nuclear Security Enterprise, you will define information system requirements to implement and support highly available, resilient solutions that enhance user experience.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Provide Web, REST API Single Sign‑On authentication and authorization services by integrating with Access Manager.
• Work with developers to enable applications for authentication and authorization services.
• Monitor production services and respond to system problems and user issues.
• Architect Access Management solutions using industry best practices and proven methodologies.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and/or mentoring to others in the areas of authentication and authorization services.
• Participate in development of new processes and serve as a primary technical point of contact with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Exercise independent judgement to define, develop, and implement original solutions to complex problems of a broad and diverse scope at the team, directorate, or institutional level.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience.

* Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite 75% of the time.

$117,500 - $235,700

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field, plus 5 years of relevant experience; or equivalent (AS + 9 years or no degree + 13 years).
• DOE Q security clearance required to start.

• Strong understanding of identity and access management principles and practices.
• Advanced knowledge of encryption algorithms and security protocols (RSA, SSL, TLS), as well as security vulnerability, Forge Rock, ADFS, Ping Federate, and other On Prem IDP Stacks.
• Knowledge in HTTP, XML, AJAX, REST, SCIM.
• Experience in web‑based application development using HTML5, JavaScript, and frameworks like Angular or React.
• Experience working with databases (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, Mongo
  
  DB, etc.)
• Understanding of identity federation methodologies and configurations.
• Familiarity with…